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The purpose of an individual reading or writing conference is to help the student become more skilled in that area. A conference may often be referred to as a detailed conversation. The conversation should include what the child is currently doing as a reader/writer, and how the child can become a better reader/writer. Each conference should have the following characteristics:


  • Conferences have a point to them.
  • Conferences have a predictable structure.
  • In conferences, we pursue lines of thinking with students.
  • Teachers and students have conversational roles in conferences.
  • In conferences, we show students we care about them.

It is important to keep in mind your:

EXPECTATION- what you THINK BEFORE the conference.

PREPERATION- what you DO BEFORE the conference.

EXECUTION- what you DO AT the conference.

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